Judges 19:16

And behold, an old man came out of the field from his work in the evening; and the man was of Mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah, and the men of the place were sons of Benjamin.

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In The King James Version

And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

In Context

15And they turned aside thence to go in to lodge in Gibeah; and they went in, and sat down in the street of the city, and there was no one who conducted them into a house to lodge.

17And he lifted up his eyes, and saw a traveler in the street of the city; and the old man said to him, Whither goest thou, and whence comest thou?

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Cross References

Judges 19:1And there was a Levite sojourning in the sides of Mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem Judah.

Psalms 104:23Israel also came into Egypt, 1 And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 1

Proverbs 13:11Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: 1 But he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. 1 The righteous is merciful, and lends. 1

Proverbs 24:27Prepare thy works for thy going forth, 1 And prepare thyself for the field; 1 And come after me, 1 And thou shalt rebuild thy house. 1

Ecclesiastes 5:12There is an infirmity which I have seen under the sun, 1 Namely, wealth kept for its owner to his hurt. 1

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:2-16

Elopement of the Levite's Concubine; The Levite Reconciled to His Concubine; The Levite Benighted at Gibeah. ( b. c. 1410.) 1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to… Read the whole commentary →

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